Remembering the direction of stars I have forgotten a lot, add an app to your phone for night sky above you, sons with technology, short-cut.
Doing night shots still a nightmare, I have to try again!
Good luck with next attempt, living in a first world country one would imagine the lighting issue is something actually being taken seriously.
Yeah I use both nightsky and photopils to check directions but i clearly got it wrong today LOL
finding a spot with no manmade light near here is almost impossible I may have to venture further afield
Light pollution is one of the easiest to fix, hopefully some time soon we can learn how to use it effectively and efficiently.
Making errors with stars an easy one if not using the knowledge all the time, and yes forgetfulness 😉